Infantry.-The uniforms of the four Foot Guard regiments are distinguished by the cuffs, which have slashed flaps and buttons, by the blue shoulder-straps and by the embroidery patches on the collar, cuff-flaps and skirts, which are analogous to the GardeLitzen of continental armies.

Swords, except in the case of Scottish infantry, are worn suspended by slings from a belt (the belt in infantry, rifles and hussars being worn under the tunic or sash).

In the 1st Guard division the shoulderstraps and piping are red and white, in the 2nd red and red, in the 3rd yellow and yellow respectively.

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The divisions were assigned numbers in April 1915 so that, for example, the 'East Anglian Division' became the 54th Division.

For instance, the second line 'Wessex Division' was originally called the '2nd Wessex Division' (later the 45th Division) and the second line battalion for the 1/5th East Surreys was the 2/5th East Surreys.

The 42nd and 52nd divisions were sent to Gallipoli as reinforcements for the Helles front in May and June of 1915.

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In October 1944, the division was finally committed to action in the Scheldt fighting, and remained in Northwest Europe until after the cessation of hostilities in May 1945.

The Guards Armoured Division was formed in the United Kingdom in 1941, and after many reorganizations, moved to Northwest Europe on 28 Jun 1944, where it fought until the cessation of hostilities in May 1945.

In 1939, the Armoured Division (Egypt) was a Regular Division; it was redesignated the 7th Armoured Division in 1940.

On June 22, 1940 the battalion sailed from Glasgow on the transport Andes as part of the 49thInfantryDivision for Iceland, to hold that island in case the Germans attempted to seize it.

The first full-scale Divisional assault carried out by the 49thDivision at Cristot, the capture and holding of Tessel Wood during the battle of Fontenay le Pesnil, and the capture of Le Havre were the outstanding actions of the Battalion in France.

Throughout the war the 2/4th Battalion served with the 46th Division, and was the first in action in France in 1940.

While British XXX Corps was unable to meet their objective of linking up with British paratroopers in Arnhem, the US 82d Airborne Division had nonetheless managed to capture an intact bridge at Nijmegen over the Waal River.

British XXX Corps had passed through, and at the start of Nov were defending the area; after the Battle of the Scheldt, the First Canadian Army took over part of the line in this area.

As British forces were moved to the south, the First Canadian Army had to prepare for further German attacks.

13th Division - Readopted the sign it wore in WW I. it was reformed in Greece in the winter of 1945-46 during the campaign against the ELAS drafted from British units returning from the 4th Indian Division.

The tulip of the 212th was previously worn by the Lincolnshire Division, and the Seaxes of the 223rd marked the brigade's association with Essex.

Native to Australia, it is widely distributed throughout the south west corner of Western Australia, extending north as far as the Murchison River, Western Australia, and east to Israelite Bay, Western Australia.

After the war, it remained with the British Northern Command, containing the 146th, 147th, and 148th Brigades (1st, 2nd, and 3rd WestRiding Brigades, respectively).

Throughout the rest of World War II, it was reorganized frequently, and was under the command of the British I Corps, the II Canadian Corps, and the I Canadian Corps.

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The origin of 49 (East) Brigade can be traced back to the 49thDivision which was formed in 1908 as a result of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act of 1907 when fourteen divisions were established.

The 49thDivision fought its way steadily across Northern France and Belgium and then on into Holland for the capture of Arnhem in April 1945, where it remained until the end of the war.

The 49thInfantry Brigade was reformed in 1982 and comprised 5000 Territorial Army soldiers from units widely scattered throughout the United Kingdom.

Identified as a "Draft" this is an unpublished account of the services of the Division.

The Division was in Finland and Norway at the time of Narvik, the occupation of Iceland and D-Day - Operation MARTLET around Fontenay, the drive to the Seine, Belgium and into Holland, actions around Arnhem and Nijmegen.

One such instance occurred at Luga, where elements of the German 269th InfantryDivision were assigned to hold the western approaches to the German drive on Leningrad.

The British VIII Corps consisted of the 15th Scottish Division, the 11th Armoured Division, the 43rd Wessex Division and two independant Tank Brigades the 4th and 31st.

The battle i had set in mind was this, british troops launch an attack from the treeline from the south and battle there way through the town and sucure it, then with armour and arty support launch an attack across the bridges and cap some VL on the north side of the river.

Also, each BritishCorps Signals unit should have had two Staghound 37mm each, and each BritishInfantryDivision should have had one Humber IV 37mm and two Staghound 37mm in its Signals organisation, while Canadian Infrantry Divisions were due 3 Staghounds.

3rd, 15th (Scottish), 43rd (Wessex), 49th (WestRiding), 50th (Northumbrian), 51st (Highland), 53rd (Welsh) and 59th (Staffordshire) InfantryDivisions were in France as of June 1944, with 52nd (Lowland) still in the UK but this still gives nine infantrydivisions in all to be counted.

As the British Army - or more correctly, the British Government - amalgamates and even disbands regiments at regular intervals, just knowing which regimental title a unit had at a particular time, and what it has now, is an art and the subject of many books in itself.

The village of Apeldoorn itself was built at the eastern ridge of the Veluwe.

West of the slope, the sandy areas, also classified as desert, in the 18th and 19th centuries were largely forested, a development currently under review.

In April, The Canadian 49thWestRidingInfantryDivision crossed the Apeldoorn Canal, while the 1st Canadian InfantryDivision captured Apeldoorn and cleared the road to Deventer and the area between the river and the canal.

Our British wwii (ww2, world war two) uniforms, equipment, gear, webbing, shoes and boots, caps, badges, patches, insignia, chevrons etc have been replicated to exact specifications prevalent during the world war and are a favourite among re-enactors.

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List of military divisions — List of Britishdivisions in WWII

This page is a list of Britishdivisions that fought in World War II.

It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size.

Aussies in the North Russian Relief Force The British North Russia Relief Force was organized from volunteers in England during the spring of 1919 for the primary purpose of relieving the British, French and American forces who had been fighting the Bolshevik Red Army during the winter of 1918-1919.

Their other purpose was to train the White Russian forces so that they could take over the defense of the local population upon the planned withdrawal of the Relief Force before the next winter set in.

The story of the battalion, written primarily for the men who served with it, is well told, based on official documents, supplemented by personal recollections of many officers and other ranks; the sketch maps are clear and most of them concentrate on the battalion’s front as opposed to the general area-type maps.

In 1808, he was appointed captain of light artillery in General Wilkinson's division, stationed at Baton Rouge, LA; and at the commencement of the War of 1812 he was appointed lieutenant colonel.

Married 1883 Virginia West, a daughter of William A. and Catherine Ann (McCleary) West.

By 1606 James had acted decisively, issuing charters to the London and Plymouth Companies, and in 1607 his London Company established in Virginia the first permanent British colony in the New York, naming the settlement Jamestown and the river on which it stood the James, in honor of their Scottish sponsor.

The "Detroit's Own" Polar Bear Memorial Association is dedicated to honoring and maintaining the memory of the 339th Infantry Regiment, the 1st Battalion of the 310th Engineers, the 337th Ambulance Co. and the 337th Field Hospital of the U.S. Army's 85th Division.

These men, known as "Detroit's Own" and "Polar Bears", fought the Bolshevik enemy and the elements as part of the American North Russian Expeditionary Force in 1918-1919.

There is a British "Polar Bear Association" whose members are veterans of the United Kingdom's 49th (WestRiding) InfantryDivision and they have recently created their own